Skip to content

sobrenatural

supernatural

adjective soh-breh-nah-too-RAHL Rare

Origin: From sobre (above) + natural, calque of Latin supernaturalis.

Usage Note

Sobrenatural describes what lies beyond the natural world — ghosts, miracles, or paranormal phenomena. It is invariable in gender (un hecho sobrenatural, una fuerza sobrenatural) but inflects for number: sobrenaturales. The noun lo sobrenatural (the supernatural) is used to refer to the entire category of such phenomena.

Examples

"La película trata de fenómenos sobrenaturales."

Natural Translation

The film deals with supernatural phenomena.

Free starter pack

Building your Spanish vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore Spanish by topic